East Stroudsburg man accused of drugging, raping teen caught

Police took into custody Thursday an East Stroudsburg man they were seeking in connection with a sexual assault on a minor.

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By ANDREW SCOTT

poconorecord.com

By ANDREW SCOTT

Posted Dec. 7, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Dec 7, 2012 at 8:41 AM

By ANDREW SCOTT

Posted Dec. 7, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Dec 7, 2012 at 8:41 AM

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Police took into custody Thursday an East Stroudsburg man they were seeking in connection with a sexual assault on a minor.

Anthony Scott Nieves had already been charged with giving booze and painkillers to two girls, ages 14 and 13, and raping the 14-year-old at his home in November, according to court records and police.

After posting $200,000 bail in connection with those original charges, a third victim came forward, said Stroud Area Regional Police Capt. Brian Kimmins.

The search for Nieves was short-lived, however.

He was tracked by GPS with the assistance of the U.S. Coast Guard and taken into custody by the Maryland State Police and the Elkton Police Department in Maryland, Kimmins said. Additional details surrounding his arrest were not immediately available Thursday.

Nieves was being sought on charges of rape, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault and other related charges, police said. These charges stemmed from the third victim coming forward.

In the two previous cases, according to police and court documents:

The 14- and 13-year-old girls were at Nieves' home Nov. 23. Nieves gave both girls Goldschlager and Calico Jack rum, as well as crushed-up Oxycodone (a painkiller) in whip cream in spoons. Nieves vomited several times when he himself ingested the Oxycodone.

Later that night, the 14-year-old awoke with no clothes on in Nieves' bed and saw him standing nearby, likewise with no clothes on. He then got on top of her and raped her.

Court papers do not say where the other girl was when this allegedly happened.

Both girls were later interviewed and examined at Pocono Medical Center.

Nieves was later charged and placed in Monroe County Correctional Facility in lieu of $200,000 bail, but that bail was posted.